Can't open PDF files in safari or firefox. get a black screen

For some time now I have been unable to view PDF files whether I am using safari or firefox.  If I have the option, I can safe the PDF to my computer and then it will open just fine.  If I'm on a site that has a PDF I want to view, print, etc., it opens to a black screen.  I have NO idea what to do to fix this problem.  Please help!!

Enclose a list of plugins I cannot see what is causing me to see a black screen on viewing pdfs in Safari
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Plug-in
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Plug-in for Web Browsers, Version 7.0.9 — from file “AdobePDFViewer.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml    XML Data Package    xdp
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml    FormFlow99 Data File    xfd
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format in XML    xfdf
application/vnd.fdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format    fdf
Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in, Version 11.0.04
Adobe® Acrobat® Plug-in for Web Browsers, Version 11.0.04 — from file “AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format (Interim)    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.pdfxml    Acrobat XML Portable Document Format    pdfxml
application/vnd.adobe.x-mars    Acrobat XML Portable Document Format (Interim)    mars
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml    XML Data Package    xdp
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml    FormFlow99 Data File    xfd
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format in XML    xfdf
application/vnd.fdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format    fdf
Flip4Mac Windows Media Plugin
The Flip4Mac WMV Plugin allows you to view Windows Media content using QuickTime. — from file “Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/asx    Windows Media Plugin   
application/x-mplayer2    Windows Media Plugin   
application/x-ms-wmp    Windows Media Plugin   
audio/x-ms-wax    Windows Media Playlist    wax
audio/x-ms-wma    Windows Media Audio    wma
video/x-ms-asf    Windows Media Video    asf
video/x-ms-asf-plugin    Windows Media Plugin   
video/x-ms-asx    Windows Media Playlist    asx
video/x-ms-wm    Windows Media Video    wm
video/x-ms-wmp    Windows Media Video    wmp
video/x-ms-wmv    Windows Media Video    wmv
video/x-ms-wmx    Windows Media Playlist    wmx
video/x-ms-wvx    Windows Media Playlist    wvx
iPhotoPhotocast
iPhoto6 — from file “iPhotoPhotocast.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/photo    iPhoto 700   
QuickTime Plug-in 7.7.1
The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. — from file “QuickTime Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/sdp    SDP stream descriptor    sdp
application/x-mpeg    AMC media    amc
application/x-rtsp    RTSP stream descriptor    rtsp,rts
application/x-sdp    SDP stream descriptor    sdp
audio/3gpp    3GPP media    3gp,3gpp
audio/3gpp2    3GPP2 media    3g2,3gp2
audio/aac    AAC audio    aac,adts
audio/ac3    AC3 audio    ac3
audio/aiff    AIFF audio    aiff,aif,aifc,cdda
audio/amr    AMR audio    amr
audio/basic    uLaw/AU audio    au,snd,ulw
audio/mp3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/mp4    MPEG-4 media    mp4
audio/mpeg    MPEG audio    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1a,mp2,mpm,mpa,m2a,mp3,swa
audio/mpeg3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/vnd.qcelp    QUALCOMM PureVoice audio    qcp,qcp
audio/wav    WAVE audio    wav,bwf
audio/webm    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
audio/x-aac    AAC audio    aac,adts
audio/x-ac3    AC3 audio    ac3
audio/x-aiff    AIFF audio    aiff,aif,aifc,cdda
audio/x-caf    CAF audio    caf
audio/x-gsm    GSM audio    gsm
audio/x-m4a    AAC audio    m4a
audio/x-m4b    AAC audio book    m4b
audio/x-m4p    AAC audio (protected)    m4p
audio/x-matroska    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
audio/x-mp3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/x-mpeg    MPEG audio    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1a,mp2,mpm,mpa,m2a,mp3,swa
audio/x-mpeg3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/x-tta    True Audio    tta
audio/x-wav    WAVE audio    wav,bwf
video/3gpp    3GPP media    3gp,3gpp
video/3gpp2    3GPP2 media    3g2,3gp2
video/avi    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/mp4    MPEG-4 media    mp4
video/mpeg    MPEG media    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1v,m1a,m75,m15,mp2,mpm,mpv,mpa
video/msvideo    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/quicktime    QuickTime Movie    mov,qt,mqv
video/sd-video    SD video    sdv
video/webm    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
video/x-flv    Flash Video    flv
video/x-m4v    Video (protected)    m4v
video/x-matroska    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
video/x-mpeg    MPEG media    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1v,m1a,m75,m15,mp2,mpm,mpv,mpa
video/x-msvideo    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/x-nuv    NuppelVideo    nuv
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin — from file “RealPlayer Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
audio/x-pn-realaudio    RealPlayer Metafile    ram
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin    RealMedia    rm
Shockwave Flash
Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800 — from file “Flash Player.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/futuresplash    FutureSplash Player    spl
application/x-shockwave-flash    Shockwave Flash    swf
WebKit built-in PDF
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Portable Document Format    pdf
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Plug-in
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Plug-in for Web Browsers, Version 7.0.9 — from file “AdobePDFViewer.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml    XML Data Package    xdp
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml    FormFlow99 Data File    xfd
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format in XML    xfdf
application/vnd.fdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format    fdf
Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in, Version 11.0.04
Adobe® Acrobat® Plug-in for Web Browsers, Version 11.0.04 — from file “AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.pdf    Acrobat Portable Document Format (Interim)    pdf
application/vnd.adobe.pdfxml    Acrobat XML Portable Document Format    pdfxml
application/vnd.adobe.x-mars    Acrobat XML Portable Document Format (Interim)    mars
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml    XML Data Package    xdp
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml    FormFlow99 Data File    xfd
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format in XML    xfdf
application/vnd.fdf    Acrobat Forms Data Format    fdf
Flip4Mac Windows Media Plugin
The Flip4Mac WMV Plugin allows you to view Windows Media content using QuickTime. — from file “Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/asx    Windows Media Plugin   
application/x-mplayer2    Windows Media Plugin   
application/x-ms-wmp    Windows Media Plugin   
audio/x-ms-wax    Windows Media Playlist    wax
audio/x-ms-wma    Windows Media Audio    wma
video/x-ms-asf    Windows Media Video    asf
video/x-ms-asf-plugin    Windows Media Plugin   
video/x-ms-asx    Windows Media Playlist    asx
video/x-ms-wm    Windows Media Video    wm
video/x-ms-wmp    Windows Media Video    wmp
video/x-ms-wmv    Windows Media Video    wmv
video/x-ms-wmx    Windows Media Playlist    wmx
video/x-ms-wvx    Windows Media Playlist    wvx
iPhotoPhotocast
iPhoto6 — from file “iPhotoPhotocast.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/photo    iPhoto 700   
QuickTime Plug-in 7.7.1
The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. — from file “QuickTime Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/sdp    SDP stream descriptor    sdp
application/x-mpeg    AMC media    amc
application/x-rtsp    RTSP stream descriptor    rtsp,rts
application/x-sdp    SDP stream descriptor    sdp
audio/3gpp    3GPP media    3gp,3gpp
audio/3gpp2    3GPP2 media    3g2,3gp2
audio/aac    AAC audio    aac,adts
audio/ac3    AC3 audio    ac3
audio/aiff    AIFF audio    aiff,aif,aifc,cdda
audio/amr    AMR audio    amr
audio/basic    uLaw/AU audio    au,snd,ulw
audio/mp3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/mp4    MPEG-4 media    mp4
audio/mpeg    MPEG audio    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1a,mp2,mpm,mpa,m2a,mp3,swa
audio/mpeg3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/vnd.qcelp    QUALCOMM PureVoice audio    qcp,qcp
audio/wav    WAVE audio    wav,bwf
audio/webm    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
audio/x-aac    AAC audio    aac,adts
audio/x-ac3    AC3 audio    ac3
audio/x-aiff    AIFF audio    aiff,aif,aifc,cdda
audio/x-caf    CAF audio    caf
audio/x-gsm    GSM audio    gsm
audio/x-m4a    AAC audio    m4a
audio/x-m4b    AAC audio book    m4b
audio/x-m4p    AAC audio (protected)    m4p
audio/x-matroska    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
audio/x-mp3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/x-mpeg    MPEG audio    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1a,mp2,mpm,mpa,m2a,mp3,swa
audio/x-mpeg3    MP3 audio    mp3,swa
audio/x-tta    True Audio    tta
audio/x-wav    WAVE audio    wav,bwf
video/3gpp    3GPP media    3gp,3gpp
video/3gpp2    3GPP2 media    3g2,3gp2
video/avi    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/mp4    MPEG-4 media    mp4
video/mpeg    MPEG media    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1v,m1a,m75,m15,mp2,mpm,mpv,mpa
video/msvideo    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/quicktime    QuickTime Movie    mov,qt,mqv
video/sd-video    SD video    sdv
video/webm    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
video/x-flv    Flash Video    flv
video/x-m4v    Video (protected)    m4v
video/x-matroska    Matroska/WebM file    mkv,mka,webm
video/x-mpeg    MPEG media    mpeg,mpg,m1s,m1v,m1a,m75,m15,mp2,mpm,mpv,mpa
video/x-msvideo    Video For Windows (AVI)    avi,vfw,vfw,avi,gvi,divx,vp6
video/x-nuv    NuppelVideo    nuv
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin — from file “RealPlayer Plugin.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
audio/x-pn-realaudio    RealPlayer Metafile    ram
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin    RealMedia    rm
Shockwave Flash
Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800 — from file “Flash Player.plugin”.
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/futuresplash    FutureSplash Player    spl
application/x-shockwave-flash    Shockwave Flash    swf
WebKit built-in PDF
MIME Type    Description    Extensions
application/pdf    Portable Document Format    pdf

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